New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-15
THE DEXTER BANK MYSTERY.
CROMWELL TALKS OF FORMER CRIMES

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CROMWELL TALKS OF FORMER CRIMES.
BELIEF THAT ONLY STAIN AND CROMWELL ARE
| GUILrY-A TALK WITH ANDREWS AT BANGOR.
DEXTER, Me-, Oct THE story OF the robbery OF the
Dexter Bank and the OF its cashier has not yet been
] told. The reported confession of young Stain impl-
eating We others beside himself in the crime contains
gross Proof Is available to-day which probably
establishes the innocence of three OF the persons named
On the other hand evidence Is fast accumuatiny which
tends to fasten the crime upon Oliver Cromwell Tor
SMITH and David L. Stain, who are here under arrest
With all the facts at hand the presumption is
strongly side of their guilt. The arraignment Of
the two prisoners which took place in the Town Hall
this morning was moro forinality. About 500 people
present nearly third OF the number being women
Cromwell made some startling admissions to-day. Ho
still maintains his and Stains innocence OF this
crime but he has confessed completely in other serious
offences He says that stain has confessed to him at
various times that he has committed several murders
When asked for Names time and pllces Cromwell de-
cned to into Particulars saying that III was III stain
power to give him away" in biz jobs" and so he did
not propose to impcate stain in any cap ital crime
CrOmw ell further acknowledged tna he. with stain, was
for several years member OF gan5 OF Criminals VINO
did great and desperate crimes lie was acquainted with
/" Red" Ieary Shang Draper Jimmy" Hope and
several famous bank robbers. but he would not
say whether he actually operated with them in any OF
their great crimes.
1.-THE only gave up and wentout OF the busi-
ness said Cromwell "was because the advent OF
electric light aud time locks fairly compelled us 10
abandon the toll you the electric lights are death
to trade The electric lights are worth3oJ additional
men the Boston police force"
"Do you remember the Framingham safe casef' was
asked OF Cromwell.
"Yon mean tho one with tie town money!" asked
Cromwell.
"Yes
"Yes, know about that"
But how did you hear anything about It !"
"Oh, a man in Bangor said somethnS ABOUT IT.
you know Lawrence thenl"
ayes" said Cromwell, beginning to smile. That safe
moved enl OF the building 10 the other In
Lawrence who had the team at the back door, got scared
the made in moving the safe and when the BANK
door reached by the men with the safe lie sKeida
The safe with $1,000 OF towns FUNDS was left at the
back door where it was found next morning" u..,,.
YOu know something. DO yOI not about me Wapoie
affair where the safe door was blown oil and too much
Yes" answered the prisoner pleasantly, 81 know
about that aud the mon VINO were In It.. .,,.,
A great deaf of Information not yet made puplc mas
been given to sheriff Mitchell by members OF the gang
who worked with stain "a leader an VINO detest
| their power to pnt his head in moose il
they could 20 it without rskins their own necNs Cron-
well hates him much as any one, but he admits tlt
he Is in his power Cromwell still say. that the present
charges are basel on conspiracy on the part OF STAN
why" said he, 81 had ample opportunity to run
% n|ay c me bont ptSp S. sa. in wspoe a. July lie told
me yoIn, stain was talng about me in connection with
lie asked me II there WIS yH a%y '5h 5oM Il hat IT. Ihe hare
was none lie SAID there would be no trouble come out
oflt talked It over with my vie and concluded that
there wa. no reason why | should make a fugitive OF
myself I wasn't guilty, ~ decided 10 tacc tue music
and let my innocence appear as the result OF lhvesu4
ton Il Is very ingenious p.o:. however and don't
know what the result will be- I'm sctuns to be ah OH
- Ireland leading resident of Dexter. who is on
tirry familiar with all OF the facts about the Barron
affair. however. picks nulaber o! serious hawS III inc
allcgc! confession Of young stain,
Bo,roS oct If tSpcci1h.-A dispatch to The Jo"''al
from Bangor says that j. A. Andrews the Bangor man
who by young stains confession IS implicated In the
Dexter Bank murder OF nine years was arrested IN
that city last nj h and has been couhuei in the county
jiil there stain charged that Andrews dill the prclim
mary work OF the gang got the Impression or tue Keys
and was with the others IN secret" o''e opposite tho
bank the dal OF the murder. Andrews Is sixty years
old and has been employed as bookkeeper lie says 70
day that he know. nothing of the persons meaoned IN
confession aud that the statements are entirely false
lie was in Dexter the time agent OF tue Inter
national Company. Of Mcrldcn. Conn. lie told now he
made headquarters spragues Office. or the secret
Office WAS IN the office that day from l o'clock ana
then went to Hlls aud remained all night was sus-
pectcd the time and male TO state where he was
all day, bat never arrested The prisoner con-
tnuel:
II never met any OF the men arrested and have not
been In McdHcd FOR twenty five years. do not under
stand how stain mixed me with tho affair. unless
through lie fact o. my being questioned AnoH l ""etV
abouts after the murder. | engaged thompson anu
kclcy mentioned In the confession - travelling agents
and they lett my employ after the affair at the
Dexter bank | not heard of them for years. On
February - Thompson WAS somewhere on the kenne-
bee and Kelley was In Houston hal got through my
hn,ine, AT Dexter but did not leave there until March
u. when came 10 this city Sprague was attorney OF
the company represented AMI | had no other neal
quarters In the Ihad been IN Waicrvile ami other
towns establishing agencies before went to Dexter
never heard OF stain Cromwell In my fe ana don
know what 10 think OF the story
II was intended to take Andrews to Dexter tor near
INK to-day no will not now and IS sun III jan ht
angor lie Is "A rugged loo king man FOR his years WIN
| a white beard and does not look ike bad man lie IS
not believed 10 have had anything 10 90 Win Tue
murder. as he tells straight story
Andrews was released 10 night. rs Il Is Thought there
believe that lie participated In the Dexter
robbery and murder.